The Akamar Herald Year Two Issues One and Two

For his turn in the second year Ken found that he had little he could do with the cards he held.

FINANCIAL DISASTER

THE TREASURIES OF THE GRAND CONFEDERATION, THE AQUILAN EMPIRE, THE LEAGUE, AND THE LANGE MERCHANT HOUSE HAVE ALL BEEN FOUND TO BE MISSING FUNDS.  THE CAUSE OF THE LOSS IS UNCERTAIN.   SOME SUSPECT THAT THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN AGENTS OF A FOREIGN POWER AMONGST THE MERCHANTS WHO ARRIVED WITH THE GREAT KHAN’S TRADE MISSION.   OTHERS SUSPECT THAT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN BROWN DORT, WHO IT IS SAID MADE OFF WITH A LARGE SUM OF MONEY IN ADDITION TO HIS HAREM.

 

KEN	RON	MIKE	RAY	HAL	GARY	DISCARD
3 talents	9 talents	1 talents	18 talents	0 talents	0 talents	PISCIS 5
MONOKEROS 6		HYDROS 1,6	AQUILA 4	PERSEUS 1,3, FA	PISCIS 3,7	GOLD DEVALUED
HOROLOGIUM 8		MUSCA 5,4			ERIDANUS 1,8	PERSEUS 2
ARGOS 6		KAELUM 1,5				EARTHQUAKE
		KETOS 1				SAIPH 6
5 cards	10 cards	4 cards	7 cards	9 cards	6 cards	SYRMA 5

 

For his turn Ron was able to take control of several countries after the effects of the plague were finished.  He now controlled all the island nations off the south coast.  The Pirate Isles are actually divided into three separate factions   Ron had one of the three (WU).  All the countries now belonged to one of the players.   Only the city of Al Nair and the fortress of Sad Al Bari were not under a player's control.

THE AKAMAR HERALD

PLAGUE RAVAGES MAINLAND

A DEADLY PLAGUE HAS CLAIMED THE LIVES OF MANY PEASANTS THROUGHOUT THE CONTINENT OF VELA.   THE DISEASE HAS NOT STRUCK ANY OF THE NOBILITY OR OTHERS OF IMPORTANCE THOUGH.   GREAT CLOUDS OF SMOKE FROM FUNERAL PYRES AND TORCHED HOMES HAVE DARKENED THE SKYS FOR DAYS AS THE DISEASE HAS TAKEN ITS TOLL.   SOME SAY IT IS THE WRATH OF THE GODS, WHILE OTHERS SAY IT IS THE WORK OF AN EVIL SORCEROR.   STILL OTHERS SAY THAT BROWN DORT LAID A CURSE UPON THE LAND AS HE FLED PERSEUS.

DELPHINOS LEAUGE FORMED

SWILL SWILLIS OF SAIPH AND BLIKWIK THE BEAST OF SYRMA HAVE ANNOUNCED THAT THEY ARE JOINING FORCES IN AN ANTI-SMUGGLING LEAGUE.   THE SORCERER SILIDON OF THE MISTY ISLES HAS ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT HE WILL SUPPORT THEM IN THEIR EFFORTS TO STAMP OUT ILLEGAL SMUGGLING.

IN A JOINT ANNOUNCEMENT SWILL AND BLIKWIK HAVE STATED THAT ALL SHIPS PASSING THROUGH THE GULF OF MIRFAK AND THE MUPHRID STRAIGHT WILL BE CHECKED FOR CONTRABAND.  THE FLEET OF WU HAS BEEN PLACED ON PATROL IN THE GULF OF MIRFAK TO INTERCEPT ANY SMUGGLERS.

KEN	RON	MIKE	RAY	HAL	GARY	DISCARD
3 talents	4 talents	1 talents	18 talents	0 talents	6 talents	KETOS 5
MONOKEROS 6	SAIPH 1	HYDROS 1,6	AQUILA 4	PESUS 1,3, FA	PISCIS 3,7	PLAGUE
HOROLOGIUM 8	SYRMA 3	MUSCA 5,4			ERIDANUS 1,8	ERIDANUS 2
ARGOS 6	M.I. 2	KAELUM 1,5				GOLD DEVALUED
	WU	KETOS 1				PERSEUS 2
5 cards	10 cards	4 cards	7 cards	9 cards	6 cards	EARTHQUAKE